HB0408 • 2026

Prince George's County - Authority to Retain Fee for Single-Use and Reusable Bags PG 403-26

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Prince George's County Delegation
Last action: 2026-01-22
Official status: In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Economic Matters
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Prince George's County - Authority to Retain Fee for Single-Use and Reusable Bags PG 403-26

Authorizing Prince George's County to retain, by local law, a portion of a certain fee, not to exceed 10 cents for each bag, that retail establishments in the county are required by local law to charge a customer for providing a single-use or reusable carryout bag.

What This Bill Does

Authorizing Prince George's County to retain, by local law, a portion of a certain fee, not to exceed 10 cents for each bag, that retail establishments in the county are required by local law to charge a customer for providing a single-use or reusable carryout bag.

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Bill History

2026-01-22 House
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Economic Matters
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Prince George's County - Authority to Retain Fee for Single-Use and Reusable Bags PG 403-26

Official Summary Text

Authorizing Prince George's County to retain, by local law, a portion of a certain fee, not to exceed 10 cents for each bag, that retail establishments in the county are required by local law to charge a customer for providing a single-use or reusable carryout bag.

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb0408*

HOUSE BILL 408
L2, M3 6lr1005

By: Prince George’s County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections and Economic Matters

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Prince George’s County – Authority to Retain Fee for Single–Use and Reusable 2
Bags 3

PG 403–26 4

FOR the purpose of authorizing Prince George’s County to retain, by local law, a portion of 5
a certain fee that retail establishments in the county are required by local law to 6
charge a customer for providing a single–use or reusable carryout bag; and generally 7
relating to the use of fees for providing carryout bags to customers of retail 8
establishments in Prince George’s County. 9

BY adding to 10
Article – Local Government 11
Section 13–1002 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2013 Volume and 2025 Supplement) 14

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16

Article – Local Government 17

13–1002. 18

(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY. 19

(B) IF THE COUNTY ENACTS A LOCAL LAW THAT REQUIRES A RETAIL 20
ESTABLISHMENT TO CHARGE AT THE POI NT OF SALE A FEE FOR PROVIDING A 21
SINGLE–USE OR REUSABLE CARR YOUT BAG TO A CUSTOM ER, THE COUNTY MAY 22
RETAIN, BY LOCAL LAW, A PORTION OF THE FEE CHARGED IN AN AMOUNT NOT 23
2 HOUSE BILL 408

EXCEEDING 10 CENTS FOR EACH BAG. 1

(D) THIS SECTION DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE COUNTY FROM ALLOWING A 4
RETAILER TO RETAIN A PORTION OF THE FEE S CHARGED IN ACCORDA NCE WITH 5
LOCAL LAW. 6

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 7
1, 2026. 8